A closely watched urban experiment in 'guaranteed basic income' has important lessons for other cities, participants say.
When Stockton, California, resident Gregory Gauthier had to take time off from his job at auto dismantler Pick-n-Pull to recover from hernia surgery, he was grateful to have a financial cushion courtesy of the city: a guaranteed paycheck.
Gregory Gauthier, 34, said he spent the $500 per month stipend he received under the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration on a car, food and clothing for his kids, and to pay bills.Advocates for the program — perhaps the nation's most closely watched experiment in guaranteed income — say the results amount to a proof of concept with important implications for public policy.
"We were told that it was somehow going to reward sloth or laziness, but what we saw was it was actually spent on necessities and allowed people to spend more time with their families," he said. "It's an important part of contingency planning, disaster response and pandemic preparedness. Economic security is tantamount for those things," Tubbs said."For some folks SEED was a blessing because it allowed people not to spread even further a virus that was wreaking havoc."
"The guaranteed income acted as anchor or bridge during a very troubling time, especially for people who didn't have any paid time off," Tubbs said. Castro, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the school of social policy and practice, and West, assistant professor at the University of Tennessee College of Social Work, said the demonstration highlights the direct connection between cash and improved psychological and health outcomes.
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